Software Engineer - Frontend

WorkOS; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented UI Engineer to join their innovative team. This role focuses on creating intuitive interfaces and enhancing user experience across their platforms. You will collaborate closely with product teams, set design standards, and contribute to the development of a robust design system. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, particularly with React, and a strong sense of UX design. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, fully remote environment while working with a diverse and inclusive team.

Benefits

Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Substantial equity grants

401k matching

Wellness and fitness monthly allowances

PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave

Autonomy and flexibility with remote work

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development with interactive applications.
• Expert-level skills in React, CSS, and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Set the tone for UI and design quality across products.
• Develop empathy with customers to build impactful features.
• Lead and elevate others while driving project success.

Skills

React

CSS

TypeScript

UX Design

Project Management

Communication Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Job description

About WorkOS

WorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help them implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. We’re a fully distributed team with employees across North American time zones. We’re well-funded, having raised an $80M Series B. Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of rapidly growing SaaS companies like Webflow, Vercel, Plaid, Loom, and Drata.

About the role

We care deeply about world-class design, accessibility, and interactivity (we're the people that build Radix UI!). Successful candidates will love staying up-to-date on the latest in the React ecosystem and UI trends, talking directly with users to build empathy for their needs, and building crafted, intuitive interfaces that bring joy to developers.

Responsibilities

• Help set the tone and raise the bar for UI and design quality across our surfaces
• Pair with product teams to build intuitive interfaces for upcoming launches
• Build and document component patterns that allow product engineers to ship their features with excellent UX
• Own and improve technical fundamentals in our frontend architecture, data loading and syncing, and the services that the frontend relies on
• Help inform the UI roadmap to continually improve experience and developer joy
• Provide expert insight on frontend technical decision making across the company
• Develop empathy and understanding with our customers so you can build the right thing
• Structure work around customer impact first and help move the company forward
• Know when to step in and out of a leadership role and share the spotlight: you lead the charge while elevating others
• Speak with customers regularly to get feedback on new product development
• Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
• Help represent the team publicly through blog posts, public docs, public design system resources
• Help contribute to new Radix projects and maintenance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry software development experience with interactive apps
• Has built, shipped, and supported a feature rich dashboard or app
• Experience owning projects and driving work based on customer impact
• Demonstrated high level of design/UX taste
• Understanding common a11y patterns, ability to implement and educate others
• Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
• Expert-level skill in React, CSS, TypeScript
• Familiarity with backend fundamentals and database concepts
• Experience working on small teams in fast-paced environments
• Experience building and shipping web applications end-to-end
• Excellent prioritization and organization skills
• A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills
• Bonus: Experienced in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry

The annual US base salary falls within the range of $175,000 to $250,000. This range does not encompass the full spectrum of benefits such as equity, health insurance, vacation time, and paid parental leave. This salary range covers multiple levels of engineering roles and final compensation will be determined considering various factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits (US Only)

At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Substantial equity grants
• Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
• 401k matching
• Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
• PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
• Autonomy and flexibility with remote work

Equal Opportunity Employer

WorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.